Mawlawi Surname

169,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Mawlawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawlawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1,2511:25,7021,199
Saudi Arabia1,1531:26,7613,711
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
Syria131:1,484,6948,122
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Mawlawi (577) may also be a first name.

Mawlawi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mawlawi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mawlawi (Arabic: المولوي) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawlawi? popularity and diffusion

Mawlawi is the 169,447th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,861,227 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Mawlawi reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 348,718th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 577 people.

The last name is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1,251 people, or 1 in 25,702. In Afghanistan Mawlawi is primarily found in: Kabul, where 17 percent reside, Herat, where 12 percent reside and Takhar, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Afghanistan Mawlawi is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 45 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Mawlawi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mawlawi last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mawlawi earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 27.59% more than the national average, earning $55,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.51% less than the national average, earning $37,507 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mowlawi863/
Mawlavi861/
Mowlavi711,747/
Mowlowi7142/
Mavlabi711/
Mavlavi711/
Mowlavie674/
Mövlavi578/
Movlavi571/
Mowlavy571/
Moblabi571/
Mowlavee531/

Mawlawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mawlawi in the Arabic language
المولويalmwlwy-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mawlawi
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